The Sonics played well for most of the night but the elite teams such as Boston are going to turn up the intensity in the fourth quarter and the Sonics are not at that level where they can keep up. Paul Pierce took some wild shots Thursday but he also showed by he remains of the league’s most feared scorers.
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The Sonics will be without Luke Ridnour for tonight’s game against the Boston Celtics because he re-aggravated his left quadriceps strain. Sonics coach P.J. Carlesimo said Thursday that Ridnour will miss at least tonight but his status is uncertain for Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Defensively, the Sonics played well enough to win. When you hold Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Martell Webster and Travis Outlaw to 13-for-52 shooting (25 percent), you should win the game. Seattle has every reason to be angry about this loss because it show how truly far it is from being a consistent winner in some aspects.
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The Sonics came to as few as six but never could catch the Blazers and dropped a 10-point decision. The frustrating aspect was Portland shot just 39 percent but scored 20 second-chance points to Seattle’s three. Seattle definitely has something to build off the loss defensively but they have to rebound better and get more production of out Chris Wilcox, who scored five points in 30 minutes.
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Well, the Sonics produced their customary porous third quarter and fell behind by as many as 16 after a 12-0 Portland run. Brandon Roy, held to four points on 2-for-11 shooting in the first half, tallied 11 in the quarter, including 11 of the Blazers’ first 20 of the quarter.
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The Sonics are playing solid ball, although they are getting killed on the offensive boards as the Blazers have 12 second-chance points to Seattle’s two. Jarrett Jack, who always played well against the Sonics, leads Portland with 12 on 6-for-7 shooting. And if the Sonics had to have somebody beat them, they would prefer Jack over Brandon Roy or LaMarcus Aldridge. Roy has four points on 2-for-11 shooting and left the game briefly after hitting hit in the jaw.
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Seattle came to play on Christmas night, it has held the Blazers to 41 percent shooting, including 2-for-10 from Brandon Roy, who appear to be pressing on national TV. Wally Szczerbiak is lighting it up with 12 points, while Earl Watson has six. Kevin Durant is 2-for-6 with four points.
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The Sonics finally sent little-used center Mouhamed Sene to Idaho of the NBDL, giving the big man a chance to play and potentially develop. He averaged 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds in nine games but it was apparent that Sene is not ready to help the Sonics and Sonics coach P.J. Carlesimo said Sene wasn’t even getting practice time because of the presence of Kurt Thomas, Nick Collison and Johan Petro.
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